Looking to attend one of the fancier Burns Day celebrations this Friday? If you don’t have tickets in hand, you are out of luck. But you can always count on your local to pick up the slack. The Ship & Anchor marks the day (which is Friday, Jan. 25 FYI) with music by John Campbell (starting at 5:30 p.m.), plus pipers and dancers. And it wouldn’t be Rabbie Burrrrns Day without the traditional toast to the haggis, which goes down at 6:15 p.m.

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